and scored in a 3–3 draw against Jong Vitesse on 11 December 2007. It wasn't until on 13 January 2008 when he made his first team return, coming on as a second half substitute, in a 2–2 draw against SC Heerenveen. Three weeks later on 3 February 2008, Van Der Gun scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–0 win against Willem II. A month later on 16 March 2008, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against AZ Alkmaar. His third goal of the season came on 13 April 2008, in a 2–2 draw against De Graafschap. Van Der Gun played in both legs of the play–offs round against FC Groningen, as the club lost 5–3 on aggregate. Despite missing two matches later in the 2007–08 season, he went on to make fifteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Van Der Gun was sidelined for four months when he suffered a heel injury. By late–October, Van Der Gun made a recovery from his injury and returned to training. He made his first appearance of the season against Heracles Almelo on 2 November 2008, coming on as a second half substitute, and scoring his first goal of the season, in a 2–0 win. Since returning from injury, Van Der Gun regained his first team place, starting out as FC Utrecht's first choice striker. He then scored three more goals by the end of the year, coming against Vitesse, NEC Nijmegen and Roda JC. His fifth goal of the season came on 25 January 2009 against Sparta Rotterdam, as well as, FC Utrecht's first goal of the game, in a 3–3 draw. A week later on 4 February 2009, Van Der Gun scored a hat–trick for the club, as they won 3–0 against De Graafschap. He scored his ninth goal of the season, as well as, setting up the first goal of the game, in a 2–0 win against Willem II on 13 February 2009. However, Van Der Gun suffered a hamstring injury and was substituted in the 80th minute, as FC Utrecht drew 0–0 against Roda JC on 8 March 2009. After the match, it was announced that he would be sidelined for a month. It wasn't until on 24 April 2009 when Van Der Gun made his return to the starting line–up against